JJandTrey
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
So I've had my 36 bowfront set up since March. It was my first tank and basically started my love of the hobby. Everything has been going perfectly fine, and I'm pretty confident I'm doing most things right. That being said, here's my setup, and the problem.
36 Bowfront
Sunsun 584gph canister filter with UV sterilizer
Dual T5HO light
Planted
Stock (prior to loss):
6 - Zebra Danios
8 - Cardinal Tetras
3 - Peppered Corys
1 - Panda Cory (seriously when this guy died yesterday it was the final straw. He was one of my favorites)
3 - Angels (small now, and have a new 46 bow to rehome if needed)
2 - Dwarf Rainbows
1 - Blue Paradise Gourami
1 - Albino Paradise Gourami (actually lost two different ones during this crisis but only had one in the tank at a time)
Ive currently lost 3 of the danios, 2 tetras, my panda cory :'(, dwarf rainbow, and both albino paradise gouramis. This all happened over a span of about a week. Every day I would find 1-2 more dead fish.
Water params are right down the middle. 7.8pH, 0 ammo, 0 nitrite, <1 nitrate. Crystal clear water, no red flags (to me) anywhere. Im med-heavily planted and never run detectable nitrates. Tank is cycled, clean, etc.
So here are the only "symptoms" I can think to mention.
*Danios all had damage at death, found them one morning without any eyes and swimming in spirals.
*The dwarf rainbows were the only ones that showed what I would call disease. One developed a large white patch on its back. From all I can tell this was not ich. It was not small little dots, but more of a large discoloration on the skin. It was not cotton like or fluffy or anything like that. Just discoloration on the back behind the dorsal fin. Fin was still intact.
* Both albino paradise gouramis had no visible signs of damage or disease. Just found them at the bottom of the tank.
* The cardinal tetras looked similar to the danios when I found them. Look to have some damage to the face, but I don't know if this happened postmortem or not.
* Finally my poor panda cory had absolutely no signs of damage or disease. He had been just fine through all of this. The only thing I can think to mention is that I saw him yesterday swimming up and down the side of the glass. I didn't think much of this as I've seen him do it on one or two other occasions and figured he was just feeding off the glass.
At this point I'm terrified my entire tank is going to be wiped out. At the moment no one else shows any signs of anything, and believe me I've been watching very closely. I've currently turned the heat up and added a good dose of aquarium salt, as I'm hoping not to have to medicate the entire tank. Have not had any loss in 2 days. How long should I leave the heat turned up? I'm running about 84 to 85 right now.
Does anyone have any input or advice they could offer. I really dove head first into this hobby. After feeling like I've done everything correct, this is really just frustrating.
Here's a picture just to put an image with the words. Thank you for any and all help.
36 Bowfront
Sunsun 584gph canister filter with UV sterilizer
Dual T5HO light
Planted
Stock (prior to loss):
6 - Zebra Danios
8 - Cardinal Tetras
3 - Peppered Corys
1 - Panda Cory (seriously when this guy died yesterday it was the final straw. He was one of my favorites)
3 - Angels (small now, and have a new 46 bow to rehome if needed)
2 - Dwarf Rainbows
1 - Blue Paradise Gourami
1 - Albino Paradise Gourami (actually lost two different ones during this crisis but only had one in the tank at a time)
Ive currently lost 3 of the danios, 2 tetras, my panda cory :'(, dwarf rainbow, and both albino paradise gouramis. This all happened over a span of about a week. Every day I would find 1-2 more dead fish.
Water params are right down the middle. 7.8pH, 0 ammo, 0 nitrite, <1 nitrate. Crystal clear water, no red flags (to me) anywhere. Im med-heavily planted and never run detectable nitrates. Tank is cycled, clean, etc.
So here are the only "symptoms" I can think to mention.
*Danios all had damage at death, found them one morning without any eyes and swimming in spirals.
*The dwarf rainbows were the only ones that showed what I would call disease. One developed a large white patch on its back. From all I can tell this was not ich. It was not small little dots, but more of a large discoloration on the skin. It was not cotton like or fluffy or anything like that. Just discoloration on the back behind the dorsal fin. Fin was still intact.
* Both albino paradise gouramis had no visible signs of damage or disease. Just found them at the bottom of the tank.
* The cardinal tetras looked similar to the danios when I found them. Look to have some damage to the face, but I don't know if this happened postmortem or not.
* Finally my poor panda cory had absolutely no signs of damage or disease. He had been just fine through all of this. The only thing I can think to mention is that I saw him yesterday swimming up and down the side of the glass. I didn't think much of this as I've seen him do it on one or two other occasions and figured he was just feeding off the glass.
At this point I'm terrified my entire tank is going to be wiped out. At the moment no one else shows any signs of anything, and believe me I've been watching very closely. I've currently turned the heat up and added a good dose of aquarium salt, as I'm hoping not to have to medicate the entire tank. Have not had any loss in 2 days. How long should I leave the heat turned up? I'm running about 84 to 85 right now.
Does anyone have any input or advice they could offer. I really dove head first into this hobby. After feeling like I've done everything correct, this is really just frustrating.
Here's a picture just to put an image with the words. Thank you for any and all help.